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This is a belated post, the United Nations official World Wildlife Day was celebrated yesterday, and I am disappointed that time and commitments conspired against publishing before now. However, with slightly more time to think, we should celebrate wildlife, care about wildlife, want to conserve wildlife every day. So maybe this is a belated post, relevant whether it’s an officially …

The entrance to the Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre appears a quite non-descript building, belying the powerful story held within the grey, almost porta cabin walls of the centre. The basic details of the genocide are probably well known to many, but watching the videos, hearing the testimonies of survivors and reading the graphic, harrowing narratives bring the story home in a …

Today is Malala Day and possibly the most courageous and inspirational 16 year old ever, will celebrate her birthday by addressing the United Nations General Assembly. She will draw attention to a global education crisis, on a day that her attackers had never intended her to see. Malala Yousafzai’s story should be familiar to all. The young Pakistani activist was …

It is tempting just to leave this post calling this the building of flags, as that is exactly what it seems. However it is the Stadhuis in the historical centre of Antwerp and apparently has 87 flags decorating its façade. No, I did not count them, it was a hot day and there were too many bars around with beers …

Accessibility of air travel Sustainable travel is one of the fashionable terms being bandied about at the moment. Eco-tourism, green travel and reducing carbon-footprints are some of the current ‘buzz’ words of the travel industry. Airlines are offering carbon offsetting programmes where paying a little more for the flight means that ‘green’ initiatives will be invested in. There is some …